Tricia's Stamping Creations: May 2018

Saturday, May 26, 2018

Ink & Share Blog Hop New Catalog Sneak Peek

Welcome to May's Ink & Share Blog Hop and this month we are featuring New Catalog Sneak Peeks from the 2018-2019 Annual Catalog that launches June 1st. You may have just visited Lisa's wonderful blog or perhaps you are starting your journey here with me. I hope that you will enjoy the projects that we share today and help you get excited about this amazing new catalog.

There is so much to love in the new 2018-2019 Annual Catalog and I chose to feature the gorgeous butterfly die cut from the new Springtime Impressions Thinlets dies combined with two of the fabulous new 2018-2020 In Colors. I also chose to use the Love What You Do stamp set that you can order now as part of the Share What You Love Bundles special promotion.

I chose Grapefruit Grove cardstock for the card base and I added a layer of Very Vanilla cardstock to stamp my design. The intricate butterfly was cut from Grapefruit Grove cardstock and I added a touch of Clear Wink of Stella to make it shimmer.

I stamped the sentiment and the floral from the Love What You Do stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped the large background stamp in Pineapple Punch Classic ink to create the background behind the butterfly. I stamped the smaller background stamp in Grapefruit Grove Classic ink to add color to the flowers for a watercolor look. To decorate the butterfly, I added Basic Rhinestones for a little bling.

To finish off the card I added a border around the Very Vanilla cardstock using the fine tip of a Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker. This was a fun card design to create and I can't wait to try using the other new In Colors with this design. Did you know that you can order the new 2018-2020 In Color Bundle (item #147153) as an early release? It's a great way to experiment with these wonderful new colors and you can save 10% when you purchase

the bundle.

I hope you have enjoyed my card today and I hope you will try out the new In Colors with your projects. Now it's time to visit Sandra's blog and see what she has to share with us this month. Please click the Next button below to visit her blog or use the Blog Hop Roll Call List below if you get lost.

Sandra Roberts

Ink & Share May Roll Call

Lisa Kmiec

Tricia Butts You are Here

Jacqueline Bobeldijk-Schilder

Deb Naylor

Phoebe Borromeo-Carr

Ingrid Heijnen-Hermens

Melissa Tennison

Until Next Time.

Happy Stampin',

Tricia Butts

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Friday, May 18, 2018

SBTD Blog Hop Father's Day

Welcome to the SBTD (aka Stampers By The Dozen) Blog hop for May. This month's theme is Mother's Day and Father's Day. I decided to focus on Father's Day as it is coming up in a few weeks and I thought it would be nice to share some love for the men in our lives.

A funny thing happened when I started working on this blog post. I decided to use products from the retiring True Gentleman Suite in the 2018 Occasions Catalog. This suite is perfect for masculine cards and I created my Father's Day card using the Truly Tailored stamp set and the True Gentleman Designer Series Paper pack. I loved that the designer series paper reminded me of a plaid shirt. As the we got closer to the deadline of this blog hop, I realized that the Ture Gentleman Designer Series Paper had sold out and I was faced with a dilemma. So I decided to create a new card and share both of them with you so that you could see how you can create two very different cards using the same stamp set and the same layout.

For this first card, I chose colors from the True Gentleman Designer Series Paper pack to create my card. I chose Tranquil Tide cardstock for the cardbase and the circle matte for the main sentiment. I cut a strip of Night of Navy cardstock, 1 1/2" x 4", and embossed it using the Simple Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I stamped the sentiments from the Truly Tailored stamp set onto Very Vanilla cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and used the Layering Circles framelits dies and the Tailored Tag Punch to cut out the sentiments. The embellishments are Basic Rhinestones colored with the Stampin' Blends Night of Navy Light marker.

My second card has a very different feel to it and I chose a different color combination. The card base was created using Crumb Cake cardstock and I chose a piece of designer series paper from the Eastern Palace Specialty Designer Series Paper pack. For the cardstock strip, I chose Pear Pizzazz this time and embossed it using the vine embossing folder from the Petal Pear Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I sponged the cardstock with Pear Pizzazz Classic ink using a Sponge Dauber to bring out the texture of the embossing. The sentiments were stamped on Very Vanilla cardstock and heat embossed with Gold embossing powder. In addition to the Truly Tailored stamp set, I used the Happy Father's Day sentiment from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set and punched it out using the Classic Label punch. I used Chocolate Chip cardstock to create mattes for each of the sentiments.

I hope that these cards show that you can create a variety of card designs using similar supplies and I hope you will explore creating your own cards for Father's Day.

Now it's time to visit Courtenay's blog and see what she has created this month. Just click the Next button below to visit her blog. I hope you will enjoy your creative journey along our blog hop.

Hop Roll Call

Tricia Butts ` You are here!
Courtenay Heuston

Until Next Time.
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Tricia Butts
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Sunday, May 13, 2018

2018 Kre8tors Blog Hop Goodbye Occasions Catalog

Welcome to the 2018 Kre8tors Blog Hop for the month of May. This month we are saying goodbye to the Occasions Catalog and the products that will be retiring at the end of May. You may have just visited Amy's blog or perhaps you are starting your blog hop journey here. I hope that you will enjoy our projects and be inspired to explore the ideas we have shared in your own creations.

The card I created today features the retiring stamp set, Lovely Wishes (item #145924), from the Occasions Catalog. I love the organic feel to this stamp set and it looks amazing when heat embossed with Gold embossing powder. This set has a variety of images and sentiments in it that makes it easy to create a project using just this stamp set.

The colors I chose for my card come directly from the Painted With Love Specialty Designer Series Paper (item #145580). Did you know that each pack of designer series paper has a list of the colors that used in the designs? This list of colors makes it easy to choose what color cardstock, ink and embellishments to use to create your project. For this card, I chose to use Rich Razzleberry for my card base and for the narrow cardstock strip that I used to matte the strip of designer series paper. The top layer of the card is Melon Mambo cardstock and I embossed it using the floral folder from the Petal Pair Textured Impressions Embossing Folders (item #145656). I attached a piece of Gold 1/8" Ribbon (item #134583) along the edge of the Rich Razzleberry cardstock to embellish the card.

I used the Layering Circles framelits dies to die cut a circle from Whisper White cardstock for the sentiment and a scalloped circle from Rich Razzleberry cardstock to use as a matte. The sentiment and floral design were embossed with Gold embossing powder and I used Powder Pink Classic ink to stamp floral images.

To embellish the sentiment, I colored three small Basic Pearls using the Dark Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Blends Marker and added them to the Whisper White cardstock. I then matted this circle onto the Rich Razzleberry scalloped circle and attached it to the card using Stampin' Dimensionals.

Both the Lovely Wishes stamp set and the Painted With Love Specialty Designer Series Paper are retiring. The designer series paper is available only while supplies last and the stamp set is guaranteed availability until May 25th, and then while supplies last until May 31st, 2018.

I hope that this card has helped to show how easy it is to create projects with designer series paper. It can really take your project to the next level and helps take the guesswork out what colors to use. I hope this will inspire you to explore using designer series paper in your next project.

Now it's time to visit Jackie's blog and see what she has created this month as we say goodbye to the Occasions Catalog. Just click the Next button below to visit her blog or use the Blog Hop Roll Call list below if you get lost. Enjoy the rest of the blog hop.

Jackie Lawless

May 2018 Kre8tors Blog Hop Roll Call

Melissa Tennison Amy Grendel Tricia Butts Jackie Lawless Sandra Roberts Sue McDonald Jacqui Lawrence Cheryl Taylor Tracy Marie Lewis Rebecca-Jo Unwin Jo Blackman Su Mohr Deb Naylor Linda Handford Kirsteen Gill Laura Kate Mackie Jan Musselman Alexandra Rauf Kathy Maurer Cheryl Hamilton Becky Browning Hiske MacKay Maria Calia

Until Next Time.

Happy Stampin',

Tricia Butts

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Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Colour Combo May Blog Hop

It's time to have some fun with a New Colour Combo Blog Hop. For the month of May our colour combination is Pool Party, Peekaboo Peach and Pear Pizzazz. Try saying that 3 times fast. You have probably just visited Cheryl's amazing blog or perhaps you are beginning your blog hop journey here with me. Either way, I hope that you will enjoy this blog hop and that the projects we are sharing will help inspire you with your own projects.

I am so excited to share with you a sneak peek of the new bundle, Sea of Textures, from the 2018-2019 Annual Catalog that launches June 1st. I love the sea, so as soon as I saw this stamp set and coordinating framelits die set, I just knew I had to have it.

This month's color combination worked beautifully to create this under the sea card design and I was able to incorporate the colors using Stampin' Up!'s Classic inks and coordinating cardstock. The card base was created using Pool Party cardstock and I added a layer of Peekaboo Peach to matte the layer of Whisper White cardstock for the design. I used the Layering Circles Framelits dies to die cut circle from the Whisper White cardstock layer and then I gently sponged the circle with Pool Party Classic ink using a Sponge Dauber. I stamped the seaweed onto the sponged circle using Pear Pizzazz Classic ink to create a soft background.

I created the octopus by stamping the image onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock using Peekaboo Peach Classic ink. I used the coordinating framelit die from the Under the Sea framelits and also die cut the seaweed, coral and sand dollar die cuts with the coordinating dies from scrap cardstock. I stamped the net image onto the Whisper White cardstock layer with Pear Pizzazz Classic ink. The sentiment is from the stamp set, Picture Perfect Birthday, and I stamped it with Pool Party Classic ink.

To assemble the card I used Snail Adhesive to attach the octopus and other elements to the Whisper White cardstock layer. Using Stampin' Dimensionals I attached the Whisper White cardstock layer to the layer of Peekaboo Peach cardstock and placed the sponged circle inside the opening with Snail adhesive. To finish assembling the card, I used Snail adhesive to attach the layers to the Pool Party cardstock card base. I added Clear Wink of Stella to the stamped Octopus image and the die cuts to add a little shimmer.

I had a lot of fun creating this card with this month's color palette. I hope that you have enjoyed my card design and I hope it will inspire you to try this color combination for your own projects.

Now it's time to visit Tracy Marie Lewis' blog and see what she has created with this month's color combination. Just click the Next button below to visit her blog.